San Antonio, Texas

210 558-6500

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San Antonio , Texas

210 647-1234

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Canyon of the Eagles – A Calibre Resort is the perfect place to get married, have a corporate retreat or executive planning session, get together for a family or social reunion, or just get away from the city, relax, and enjoy nature for a few days. The resort is privately positioned on a bluff above beautiful Lake Buchanan and has magnificent panoramic views of the lake and surrounding Hill Country. The accommodations include full-service guest rooms with rocking or lounge chairs on the deck.

The restaurant serves superb gourmet cuisine and the service is outstanding. Better yet, there is plenty to see and do including: star gazing at the observatory, 14 miles of excellent hiking trails, 3 miles of accessible shoreline for walking or fishing as well as a fishing pier, nature programs at various locations on the property, lake cruises, kayak and canoe rentals, an outstanding pool, and more. If you don't want to spend the night in one of the rooms at the resort, there are RV and campsites to choose from. Read Texas Outside's 

Hyatt Lost Pines is a premier resort that opened in June 2006. With over 400 acres, the Hyatt is situated along the banks of the Colorado River and adjacent to the 1100 acre McKinney Roughs Nature Park and about 10 minutes from the Austin Airport and Bastrop. Some of the recreational activities include: an outstanding 18 hole championship golf course; two tennis courts; hiking, biking, and jogging paths; horseback ridding; pool and lazy river; disc golf; canoeing, kayaking, and rafting; and much more. The Hyatt is very kid friendly and provides lots of daily kid's activities including a kids spa, day camp, s'mores, kids pool, pony rides, and more.

You can enjoy a Spa with a full menu of soothing treatments, outdoor fire pits with live music, and plenty of scheduled outdoor activities (for example, zip line and rock climbing, bird walks, sunset kayak float, GPS nature scavenger hunt). In addition, the surrounding area has hundreds of fun things to see and do. Read our Here is a review of

Grayford, Texas

(888) 335-8882

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The Cliffs Resort & Spa sits on a bluff 200 feet above and overlooking the clear blue water and rolling hills of Possum Kingdom Lake - you won't find any resort in Texas offering such scenic beauty. In addition to spectacular sunrises and sunsets over the lake, The Cliffs is home to one of the most scenic, unique, and challenging golf courses in Texas - this is a must play course! What a great combo - outstanding golf and water activities on one of the best lakes in Texas.

If that isn't enough to get you to call and make a reservation, then how about a great spa to relieve the stress and kinks or to pamper the body; a variety of accommodations including hotel type rooms, Villas with a kitchenette, or two bedroom condos (try the Elite Rooms at the Inn with panoramic views of the lake from your balcony); a grill serving upscale cuisine; a marina with boat, kayak, and pedal boat rentals so you can explore and enjoy Possum Kingdom Lake; tennis courts; meeting rooms; exercise equipment; playscape for the kids; and two lighted tennis courts. As well as a variety of packages and very reasonable rates. Read our review of  

Rough Creek Lodge & Resort is a first class resort a few miles south west of Glen Rose. If you are looking for an superb venue for a wedding, corporate retreat, reunion, or just a relaxing and fun weekend, then you need to check out Rough Creek. The resort is known for excellent gourmet cuisine, rustic and comfortable accommodations, superb service, and lots of fun activities.

Some of the activities and amenities include: horseback riding, hunting, fishing, swimming, zip line, climbing wall, tennis court, exercise room, ATVs, shooting and driving range, and more. After enjoying all those activities you will really enjoy the spa and all the services it offers. After spending a few days at Rough Creek Lodge & Resort you will agree they are well deserving of the many accolades including: being selected by Zagat Survey as one of “America’s Top Restaurants” for the third straight year; winner of Conde Nast's "Most Outstanding Lodge in North America 2005”; and the only Texas resort named to Conde Nast Traveler's 2003 “Top 100 Resorts in the World”. Read Texas Outside's review of Rough Creek .

La Torretta has something for everyone: golfers will enjoy the 18 hole golf course as well as the warm up on the miniature golf course; boating and fishing enthusiasts can take advantage of everything that Lake Conroe has to offer and rent a boat or jet ski or hire a fishing guide at the marina; kids will enjoy the pools, lazy river, and aqua park and kids camps; and business execs can host a meeting in any of the 19 meeting rooms encompassing over 73,000 square feet.

And everyone will enjoy the:

• wide choice of affordable lodging - golf or lakeside villas or upscale hotel suites
• Spa & Fitness Center
• tennis and racquetball courts
• range of dinning options from a sushi bar to gourmet lakeside dining

To learn more, read our

If you like hunting exotics, fishing, birdwatching, or just need to get away for a fun filled or relaxing weekend, you should check out Falcon Point Lodge. Situated along the San Antonio Bay shoreline and encompassing 6000 acres just a few miles from Seadrift, Falcon point has 12 rooms, a 20,000 well appointed lodge, a beautiful pool, a 300' fishing pier, trails, and gourmet dining.

Hunters will have the opportunity to go home with a trophy and they have the option to hunt exotic animals such as Scimitar Horned Oryx, Blackbuck Antelope, Eland, Zebras, Wildebeest, and several species of deer. And for fishing, this is paradise - you can wade fish, kayak fish, fly fish the grass flats, drift fish, fish from the specialized boats, or charter a guide to fish the bays or offshore. Birdwatchers have the opportunity to spot one of over 300 different species of birds.

After all the good food you may want to try biking or kayaking to loose a couple calories, or try skeet shooting, take ranch tour, or just chill by the pool and enjoy a spectacular sunset over the bay! To learn more, read our review of Falcon Point Lodge.

If you are looking for something unique, different, and off the beaten path with a championship desert golf course, a wide variety of luxury accommodations with cowboy chic decorations, excellent dining, a great spa, and tons of fun things to see and do, then you need to check out Lajitas Resort and Spa. You'll find four different types of unique lodging ranging from two bedroom well furnished suites to the Badlands Hotel rooms which are reminders of the old cowboy days and don iron beds and fabulous views of the mountains, golf course, and Rio Grande River.

You can dine on contemporary American Cuisine enhanced with indigenous ingredients such as prickly pear or cactus while you enjoy an unparalleled view and millions of stars. Plus there is a Spa with a variety of treatments to work out the stress and kinks. But best of all there are plenty of fun things to see and do in and round the resort like excellent desert golfing, ATV tours through the mountains and desert, horseback riding, beautiful scenic hikes in nearby Big Bend National Park, skeet and cowboy range shooting, dove and quail hunting, mountain biking, fun local bars and restaurants, and more. Read our review of this fantastic resort.